Total Crime Rate
3357.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1115.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (BN1 1US) in the last 12 months was 3357.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3403.0% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 294 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -44.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 31.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 368 (≈ 1115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (BN1 1US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Street, where police recorded 513 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (208 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Hill & North Laine| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jew Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tidy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sydney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jubilee Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Gardner Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Gardner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cheltenham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jew Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jew Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Trafalgar Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jew Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jew Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jew Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jew Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jew Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | King Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | King Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kensington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Kemp Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | — |
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